Leveling equipment

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Special new rare/exotic items are being added for leveling, and are more powerful than the items normally available for their level. These account-bound items are exclusively under level 80, will allow you to choose between 2 stat combinations, and will be available via crafting or found as loot.

— September 2014 Feature Pack

Leveling equipment is Account Bound equipment designed to help level alternative characters. Such equipment appears as personal story rewards, may be crafted by the appropriate crafting disciplines, and weapons may drop as general PvE loot.

Overview

This equipment benefits alternative characters, since the gear is Account Bound with slightly better stats than would otherwise be available. This gives PvE characters an advantage while leveling and reduces the stat gap in World versus World. Similarly, crafted leveling gear can be created at a slightly lower discipline level than standard equipment. For instance, the level 60 version of Brightcarved Breastplate requires 400 armorsmith and scales much higher than equipment at the same level and rarity. Further, the minimum level for exotic equipment is normally 62, while leveling equipment of exotic rarity has level requirements as low as 18. The item attribute level for the equipment is 6 levels higher than the level requirement, so the level 60 leveling armor has equivalent stats to level 66 exotic armor found as loot.

Personal story equipment

Leveling equipment from the personal story is available at the end of each chapter, and as such as available at 10 level intervals. Only boots are available. This equipment provides a +4 level advantage over regular equipment.

Armor

Weight	Type	Levels available
Light	Skin set	Devout		Dry Bones			Stately
	Boots	10	20	30	40	50	60	70
Medium	Skin set	Rogue		Duelist			Duelist
	Boots	10	20	30	40	50	60	70
Heavy	Skin set	Militia		Pit Fighter			Heavy Plate
	Boots	10	20	30	40	50	60	70

Crafted equipment

Since leveling equipment provides better stats than would otherwise be expected for this level of equipment, the crafting process accordingly requires more resources than other equipment of the same level requirement. This equipment provides a +6 level advantage over regular equipment. At levels below 62, where exotic equipment is not normally available, the difference in scaling due to rarity can be even more significant.

Armor

Weight	Type	Levels available
Light	Skin set	Devout	Dry Bones		Stately			Primitive
	Helm	18	26	37	44	51	60	65	68
	Shoulders	18	26	37	44	51	60	65	68
	Coat	18	26	37	44	51	60	65	68
	Gloves	18	26	37	44	51	60	65	68
	Leggings	18	26	37	44	51	60	65	68
	Boots	18	26	37	44	51	60	65	68
Medium	Skin set	Rogue	Duelist		Stalker			Buccaneer
	Helm	18	26	37	44	51	60	65	68
	Shoulders	18	26	37	44	51	60	65	68
	Coat	18	26	37	44	51	60	65	68
	Gloves	18	26	37	44	51	60	65	68
	Leggings	18	26	37	44	51	60	65	68
	Boots	18	26	37	44	51	60	65	68
Heavy	Skin set	Militia	Pit fighter		Studded Plate			Dark Templar
	Helm	18	26	37	44	51	60	65	68
	Shoulders	18	26	37	44	51	60	65	68
	Coat	18	26	37	44	51	60	65	68
	Gloves	18	26	37	44	51	60	65	68
	Leggings	18	26	37	44	51	60	65	68
	Boots	18	26	37	44	51	60	65	68

Weapons

Summary of skins and stats

Each level tier of crafted weaponry uses a specific skin set.

Level	Skin set	One-handed		Two-handed
		Major	Minor	Major	Minor
18	Basic	22	16	44	32
26	Steam	36	25	71	51
37	Glyphic	51	37	103	73
44	Shiverpeak	63	45	125	89
51	Steam	75	53	149	107
60	Glyphic	91	65	182	130
65	Norn	101	72	202	144
68	Flame	107	76	214	153

Full item listing

Note that there are no crafted leveling equipment for aquatic weapons.

Type	Levels available
Skin	Basic	Steam	Glyphic	Shiverpeak	Steam	Glyphic	Norn	Flame
Axe	18	26	37	44	51	60	65	68
Dagger	18	26	37	44	51	60	65	68
Mace	18	26	37	44	51	60	65	68
Pistol	18	26	37	44	51	60	65	68
Scepter	18	26	37	44	51	60	65	68
Sword	18	26	37	44	51	60	65	68
Focus	18	26	37	44	51	60	65	68
Warhorn	18	26	37	44	51	60	65	68
Torch	18	26	37	44	51	60	65	68
Shield	18	26	37	44	51	60	65	68
Greatsword	18	26	37	44	51	60	65	68
Hammer	18	26	37	44	51	60	65	68
Longbow	18	26	37	44	51	60	65	68
Rifle	18	26	37	44	51	60	65	68
Short bow	18	26	37	44	51	60	65	68
Staff	18	26	37	44	51	60	65	68

Loot equipment

Randomly available as loot to level 80 players playing in core Tyria areas, looted equipment containers provide a +3 level advantage over regular equipment.

Full item listing

Note that there are no looted leveling equipment for aquatic weapons.

Type	Item name
Levels available	C3, 8, 13, 18	D14, 20, 23, 26, 29, 31, 34, 37 E36, 39, 44, 51, 55, 60	D14, 20, 23, 26, 29, 31, 34, 37 E36, 39, 44, 51, 55, 60	D14, 20, 23, 26, 29, 31, 34, 37 E36, 39, 44, 51, 55, 60	D14, 20, 23, 26, 29, 31, 34, 37 E36, 39, 44, 51, 55, 60	E36, 39, 44, 51, 55, 60 F59, 62, 65, 68, 71	F59, 62, 65, 68, 71	F59, 62, 65, 68, 71	F59, 62, 65, 68, 71	F59, 62, 65, 68, 71
Skin	Basic	Glyphic	Krytan	Shiverpeak	Steam	Orrian	Aureate	Flame	Norn	Verdant
Axe	Handspar	Tarnished Hewer	Disputation	Francisca	Grawlgrinder	Barnacle Scraper	Dolorous Axe	Cauterizer	Woundwolf	Dendritic Avenger
Dagger	Li'l Letter Opener	Forkfang	Discretion	Scramasax	Serrated Fate	Darkdevoted Kris	Cherub's Claw	Razor Shard	Teardrawer	Topiary Knife
Mace	Waring's Regulator	Slate-Bound Star	Flangeflare	Eye of Astrix	War Auger	Crowncrusher	Balt's Pillar	Forge Gavel	Dreadbell	Tendril of Terror
Pistol	Rhedo's Revenge	Gravelgun	Obedience	Griffoncrack	Boregun	Weatherwrack	Dutiful Armament	Glaukon's Greeting	Barking Dog	Bloomboom
Scepter	Weftwand	Runerod	Majestic Hand	Yew Rod	Gladium Prod	Ominous Egg	Chorister's Virge	Smodur's Charge	Wiseclaw	Sacred Xylem
Sword	Moa Carver	Tuneblade	Dignity	Leopard's Bite	Chainblade	Mournsword	Ayala's Rinblade	Distemper	Warleek	Manbiter
Focus	Tally Reckoner	Nucleus	Kessene Wreath	Stagsign	Bent Circuit	Rota Misfortuna	Steelcharm	Hand Furnace	Spiritcatcher	Primal Cultivar
Warhorn	Ram's Sigh	Cragvox	Cry	Skaaldsinger	Charr Alarm Clock	Eerie Conch	Orison of Salma	Bellower	Wayfinder	Dawn Chorus
Torch	Processional Flame	Phosphor Brand	Hue	Honor of Njal	Legion's Light	Lantern of the Lost	Lambent Sconce	Titan's Brand	Hearthfriend	Melitta's Bloom
Shield	Improvised Bulwark	Immutabilis	Pride of Arms	Dun Targe	Geared Maw	Shell of Secrets	Sacred Circle	Chiminea Ward	Swordshame	Wyldwyng
Greatsword	Great Fullsword	Vein Breaker	Royal Barber	Oxenblade	Problem Solver	Architeuthis	Centaur's Doom	Fury Unleashed	Woundfire	Verteth Edge
Hammer	Seeger's Union	Pulse Hammer	Redeye Maul	Great Sledge	Steamsmash	Sorrowmaker	Shieldbreaker	Thermaul	Barrowbuilder	Thundering Rhizome
Longbow	Blind Ed's Longbow	Housebreaker	Queen's Retort	Elkslayer	Chromecurve	Short-Tailed Shot	Ulix's Stoutbow	Big Grin	Gunnarsong	Papillon
Rifle	Poacher's Shot	Rock Carbine	Cannon Law	Thunderbluss	Bombard	Crack o' Red Dawn	Duma's Musket	Gritted Bayonet	Barking Wolf	Chloroblaster
Short bow	Sparrowcatcher	Boltcaster	Prince's Praise	Deerchaser	Pulleybow	Spitespewer	Artem's Needler	Little Smirk	Ravengift	Thornthrower
Staff	Supplejack	Discharging Pole	Concordance	Eagle's Perch	Impulse Spire	Returner's Gaff	Croisier Guardant	Radiance	Speakerpride	Branch of Oneiru

Bloodbound Weapons

Bloodbound weapons are weapons acquired in Heart of Thorns for Provisioner Tokens.
These weapons have no level requirement and their stats are scaled to the character's level. They don't have sigil slot(s).

Item	Type	Item link
Main hand
Bloodbound Axe	Axe
Bloodbound Dagger	Dagger
Bloodbound Mace	Mace
Bloodbound Pistol	Pistol
Bloodbound Scepter	Scepter
Bloodbound Sword	Sword
Off hand
Bloodbound Focus	Focus
Bloodbound Shield	Shield
Bloodbound Torch	Torch
Bloodbound Warhorn	Warhorn
Two-handed
Bloodbound Greatsword	Greatsword
Bloodbound Hammer	Hammer
Bloodbound Longbow	Longbow
Bloodbound Rifle	Rifle
Bloodbound Short Bow	Short bow
Bloodbound Staff	Staff
Aquatic
Bloodbound Harpoon Gun	Harpoon gun
Bloodbound Spear	Spear
Bloodbound Trident	Trident

Notes

• Leveling equipment was introduced with the September 2014 Feature Pack.
• Salvaging leveling equipment never yields basic crafting materials like metal or wood. They will yield essences of luck, and high-enough level gear can give globs of ectoplasm and dark matter.